A Surreal Descent into Madness: Reviewing Children's TV

In which John explores the best and most popular television shows designed for toddlers, and in doing so uncovers a strange and disturbing world through exploring shows including Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, The Octonauts, Team Umizoomi, and Dora the Explorer, Diego, Ni Hao Kai Lan, Oswald, Phineas and Ferb, and the Backyardigans, among others.
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[@peterloch3333]

I'm 22 years old, and I can tell you that Phineas and Ferb is mankind's greatest achievement.

[@crispybacon4240]

What about the Hubble space telescope, and modern medicine? :p

[@peterloch3333]

Nah, bro. P&F for life.

[@amiyousoff6560]

P&F ♡♥ it's really sad to hear that the series will end :'(

[@peterloch3333]

Yeah it is. But I'd rather see it end now while it's still a great show than ti see it get dragged through the mud so Disney can make a few extra bucks.

[@amiyousoff6560]

ahh yes. Is that's what's happening with SpongeBob rn? seems like it

[@DianaMcManaman]

Phineas and Ferb is actually so much better than a significant number of "adult" shows. The music is excellent.

[@frodolives6671]

It's written by the band bowling for soup

[@RexGalilae]

+ThatRavenclawChick True. Also, Penguins of Madagascar, Avatar the Last Airbender, Kung Fu Panda : LOA.

[@TheSpecialJ11]

+ThatRavenclawChick It's hilarious that you say the music is excellent. It's by a band that's a hallmark of "Crappy pop punk" Bowling for Soup. I say that ironically, as I like myself a little pop punk from time to time. But yeah, Phineas and Ferb was one of my favorite shows as a kid. Right next to Mythbusters and Pokemon.

[@RexGalilae]

SpecialJ11 Mythbusters is still good now. Didn't watch since more than a year though.

[@robertjarman3703]

Eh, better and more optimistic than CNN. Oh the time when you were blissfully unaware that powerful people had nuclear weapons. And now I watch shows where the entire premise is that society is corrupt and life is cruel, with people approximately my own age trying to defeat large Titans with swords. At least Attack on Titan makes women into interesting and we'll developed characters, kinda rare on the internet and anime.

[@arellano5845]

Avatar: The Last Airbender. The highest rated kids show on IMDB and it's hard to argue otherwise.

[@rachelfountain1052]

I agree, but it's not really for toddlers.

[@Socksshoesandhats]

+Rachel Winters Neither is Octonauts or Phineas and Ferb, I would say both are for about 8-12 year olds.

[@coglineerro730]

Octonauts is designed for older toddlers (think 3-6).

[@vinayakohri1293]

Dear Sir/Ma'am, The mere fact that you watch vlogbrothers and wrote this comment 4 years ago makes you the most FREAKING AWESOME PERSON EVER!

[@chirag1764]

++++

[@raphaellaw766]

"That's right it's a dodecahedren!" And I will feel the shame. Pure gold, right there. Me in calculus, trying to figure things out. *sigh*

[@thewingedporpoise]

It was a lie! That shape has 11 sides!

[@worldsbiggestholdthegirlfan]

The second John praised Phineas and Ferb I hit the like button

[@douglasrau5094]

"a show that contains more good music then MTV"--that's RIDICULOUS!!! Are you telling me MTV plays music?

[@beultra3083]

It did when John watched it.

[@Bran4pres]

Douglas Rau It does at 3am on weekdays

[@Bran4pres]

Or at least some of those days

[@turtleking7772]

It did when I watched it

[@Mapster-fb8ow]

Well they did......

[@TheOtherGuys2]

That symbol on their hats. ....Hail Hydra.

[@jazzwithcazz4526]

Hail Seadra

[@molly-mv1rn]

Oh thank Loki... I thought I was the only one thinking that...

[@ManintheArmor]

I was thinking they were followers of Cthulhu and the Old Ones.

[@TheOtherGuys2]

***** It's hard to be a follower of something that drives men to madness just by thinking about. Maybe wannabe-followers of Cthulhu. :P

[@CookieKing1990]

I love how John bashes all of the other kids tv shows except for Phineas and Ferb. ( where their pet platypus, perry, is a undercover agent of a secret animal organization fighting an evil genius while Phineas and Ferb make ridiculous contraptions without getting punished or stopped by adults. ) Yea that's a totally normal thing compared to all of the other shows.

[@adityakhanna113]

it isn't accuracy

[@prateekwadhavkar275]

CookieKing1990 well. you're not wrong... but... but...

[@robertjarman3703]

At least as far as I remember from the time when I was a child, they threw in some concepts that even some adults don't know, like whatever Baljeet was saying.

[@JordanVanRyn]

0:40 It's even more creepy when you don't answer and Dora stares at you. O____O

[@robertpamies7322]

I've got to tell you, when it comes to quality family TV entertainment, I can't recommend any show more than Avatar: The Last Airbender. It's a deep, character driven story, which also manages to be funny and exciting. It's based in a fantasy world, rich with lore and legends. The characters are complex and are developed wonderfully throughout the show's three season long run. It also takes influence from Eastern culture, prominently displayed in the art style and the philosophies that it teaches. It is, without a doubt, one of the best cartoons ever produced for children and adults, alike, and it is my personal favorite show.

[@robertpamies7322]

Avatar: the Last Airbender

[@johnwalker1058]

Avatar: The Last Airbender was one of the pillars of my childhood. That whole show was a total masterpiece!

[@GideonGleeful95]

John, when they are older (I'd say about 7) show your children Avatar: The Last Airbender followed by Avatar: The Legend of Korra. They are "possibly the greatest animated T.V. show of all time" and "very good, though not as good as the original" respectively.

[@kooolkidninjamaster]

Yes

[@lonestarr1490]

Not just the greatest animated TV show of all time, but the greatest TV show of all time. Period.

[@mahiraahmed466]

He literally summed up every children show I as ever consumed in my lifetime (I’m literally shocked that every time he said a new show I instantly recognized it)

[@newsaxonyproductions7871]

Yo same exact thing here lol

[@steampunckairship]

0:18 Best discription of children's television ever.

[@kingedmund2]

Ha ha! thanks for the morning laugh steampunckairship :)

[@steampunckairship]

you are welcome Jim, *try's desperately to not make a star trek joke*

[@phonyshoemaker7379]

steampunckairship *tries I make that mistake a lot too.

[@truboo4268]

+steampunckairship That needs to be a t-shirt.

[@NothingButJo]

"I remember that you were a big fan of the show "Blue's clues'" in college" ahahahha I'm dead XD

[@grey.poupon]

Is it weird that i have seen every single one of these shows at least once???

[@courtneylovesreading4116]

I find that it is not strange that you have seen all of these tv shows at least once. I actually think that I have seen all of these shows at least once. The only reason why i saw Yo Gabbagabba is because I wanted to see if it was as strange as how people described it. I never really watched it that much when I was little, but I think that I would have found it a bit on the creepy side since all of the characters were slightly scary robots. However, I do support how there was a song that was sung on the tv show that promoted eating your vegies. A bit off topic, but how did Barney and Friends not make the list?

[@paulmanly1990]

Courtneylovesreading411 Because Barney is the devil. And Slenderman. And Chucky. And ALL YOUR WORST NIGHTMARES COMBINED WEARING A LEDERHOSEN AND LISTENING TO POLKA

[@machaelamcqueen883]

Barney isn't on the air right now, his show was canceled a while ago.

[@TheQueerTailor]

The shows I watched as a kid are mainly pbs kids like sagwa, Arthur, and mr Rogers but also like really old shows like leave it to beaver, Johnny quest, and gilligans island

[@rosecomedygold]

+Cycling in Edmonton from the Eyes of a Teen Sagwa was the show about Chinese cats. I believe the main character is in fact Sagwa.

[@rosecomedygold]

Why, thank you. *bows* :)

[@Narbaculus]

Doll? I think you mean "inaction figure".

[@hollisterpatricia]

At my age (62) I find that the key to enjoying these cartoons is to sort of "allow one's mind to become empty of everything else, just let the unrealistic become one's only reality for a half hour". Come to think of it, maybe I should do this more often!

[@ratguy101]

3:09 hail hydra

[@acomputer121]

Dat profile pic.

[@steampunckairship]

*Screaming internaly*

[@ElliottGeorgeEdwards]

Underrated comment 😅

[@sand747]

Octonauts is Hydra's youth recruitment agency

[@peeblespebbles5689]

Other great TV shows that kids enjoy - 'Adventure Time', 'Gravity Falls' and 'Over The Garden Wall'.

[@potenvandebizon]

Adventure Time very great indeed. The not much explored niche of children's tv that's also great for grown ups could combine a lot of tv-demand in families or have some other qualitative progress of which I can not think the benefit.

[@Bluecho4]

I've found Adventure Time to sometimes be the best example of Surrealism in modern culture.

[@s8ntiago]

Yes Yes YES

[@mattydraps8280]

Peebles Pebbles Adventure time is so great i wrote a fanfic

[@navgill9555]

And Steven Universe!

[@KatySom]

Phineas and Ferb FTW!!! Its the best children's show on television since Bear in the Big Blue House.

[@LightningGlass]

Phineas and Ferb is awesome.

[@jamesblackwell8264]

Pocoyo!!! That program is amazing, it used to have stephen fry as the narrator!

[@PyroFrozt]

Fire camps underwater is nothing, spongebob has a BEACH underwater! spongebob is awesome xD

[@ThallanarRabidtooth]

+PermaFrost Yeah, makes no sense when you think about it.

[@LashknifeTalon]

+Thallanar Rabidtooth I believe they've actually lampshaded the fact that they do things impossible underwater at several points. I distinctly remember an episode where they actually HAD a campfire underwater, and then Patrick pointed it out, and the campfire immediately went out.

[@ErichZornerzfun]

+PermaFrost Actually from the dark color I think that was a saline lake which are a thing.

[@joshuahadams]

+Erich Zorn it is. Some bits of the ocean have salt concentrations that raise the density of the water, allowing you to float on the barrier between the two densities.

[@ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist]

I thought it was pond slime or something, since it's called "goo lagoon". Although if it were some sort of algal growth, that would mean that they were swimming in plankton-sized things, which would make things awkward for Plankton... Yeah I'll go with your explanation instead.

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: Legend of Korra are awesome.

[@eewweeppkk]

ShadeSlayer1911 But they aren't kids shows. They are basically family shows, more focused on the teenage aspect.

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

Rated PG means they are kids shows to me. Yeah, they focus on the teenage aspects, but so are most shows on Disney and Nick, hence the most common setting being high school.

[@RexGalilae]

+ShadeSlayer1911 I loved the first one so much that I hate watching the second one.

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

Mohammed Zaid To each their own. I loved TLA, but I loved LoK even more.

[@RexGalilae]

ShadeSlayer1911 Can you tell me something to convince me to start watching it? I couldn't stand another protagonist after Aang, no matter how annoying he was at times. =P

[@vatsalamolly]

Phineas and Ferb.. always the best!

[@almagduenas]

Oh John... I see you forgot to check out In The Night Garden (BBC). It's such a trip.

[@aqualilac48]

The Wikipedia articles about the characters is hard to read with a straight face...

[@brookeworley5140]

Phineas and Ferb was mentioned. As a 19-year-old girl who has seen all three seasons on Netflix at least 4 times, this makes me happy. :D

[@legoboy1707]

There are no ads in Mickey Mouse clubhouse because it is the advertisement.

[@Ai-yahUdingus]

One week is nothing compared to 3 years. I have watched every single on of those TV shows and have had the same thoughts you had. P.S. Phineas and Ferb made it all worth while and continues to keep me from the brink of insanity even today.

[@aadarshbalireddy2939]

Holy crap this video made me remember loving Oswald and playing all of the Oswald flash games way way back. The memories...

[@Browncoyote]

about a minute in and I lost. Damn you, Diego, evading labor laws.

[@alexella9689]

PBS is best. Cyberchase, Clifford, Sesame Street, and so much more. The second best is WB (which has a different name now). I never had cable when I was a kid, but when I got a chance to check out some of the popular cartoons on there (which some of them are pretty good) I was like, this is just a boring meaningless show that yes, is an advertisement that they will sell tons of products from!

[@wolfferoni]

Oh yes, I loved Cyberchase and Sesame Street as a kid, especially for the educational aspect too. It's the best when you don't even realise you're learning

[@jaspermoh3999]

I wonder how North Korean leaders would react to American content intended for young audiences such as the ones mentioned above

[@aharden90]

This was by far one of your funniest videos!! Loved it!

[@rm7771d]

This will always be my favorite vlogbrothers video

[@aquariquery4177]

At sixteen, I still love to watch Blue's Clues.

[@furgusuned15650]

Where do you sit to think

[@japanesepersimmon5421]

"No wonder our science scores are so low!" *hair grip* 😂😂😂

[@Diamondelight92]

I met the choreographer of everything on Nickelodeon and it was super interesting. Everything in the Backyardigans is based on real and varied dance forms, but incorporated in that is simpler choreography that children can follow along to, in an attempt to get them moving and curious about dance. She designed Bubble Guppies to do the same thing for disabled children--the guppies do not dance below the waist.

[@DarkAnimeAngel2006]

I have just watched Idk how many of your videos and this was by far best one yet...thank you!

[@jadecollins7693]

i feel so happy that John thinks that Phineas and Ferb is so good, because i love it so much! Perry the platypus for president.

[@minimanofiron2501]

+Jade Collins I would say that Perry would be a better president than Trump...

[@jennibeanthesweetsqueen5245]

The Octopus symbol shows that they are a team that helps aquatic life. also professor Inky is a squid and not an Octopus.

[@unnatishe-her5916]

Omg i'm 20 now & it was shocking to realise i grew up watching almost all of these shows how old is John

[@laurap4415]

This is my all time favorite vlogbrothers video, or at least close.

[@JosephLarson]

1:56 You're surprised that a TV show is pimping it's own wares? You're old enough to remember He-Man. And at 3:26 you mention fires underwater. Did you ever see spongebob?

[@CptDewFu]

Spongebob also has crossdressing and a underwater beach with a shore so its like a beach inceptioned i Within a beach

[@HP-dj3bv]

Spongebob.... a children's show originally meant for Adult Swim. xD

[@acomputer121]

AH HA! But did you notice that in one of the episodes, they mention they are under water, and the fire goes out? Pretty magical, I know.

[@liam1682]

Hannah Petersen What the hell is "Adult Swim"?

[@pyroqueer]

Liam Patrick It's basically the after-dark cartoon network. Meant for adults. It's one of the channels which shows things like Family Guy and Futurama. At least, it did when I was younger.

[@gwendudley6159]

".....In college." lol

[@wishicouldgetausername]

this is my favorite vlogbrothers ever.

[@tenishafreston6983]

I just finished the fault in our stars. I didn't expect this type of personality from the author of that book. You are quite lively!

[@jadecollins7693]

i also highly recommend Chop socky chooks- ninja chickens with a piece of wasabi as their arch nemesis.

[@leerowan9640]

(whispers) trans angler fish

[@suppersdinner119]

Yessssssss please

[@user-pz9jb2hw1p]

Forever and always my favourite vlogbrothers video. I am also proud to admit phineas and ferb is my favourite tv show.

[@no1zammanable]

Just saw the preview for "the fault in our stars" based pn your book. Congratulations on it getting made and put out there. Looks like an interesting story. I'm looking forward to seeing something that is a unique story.

[@cecilmariehawes1072]

John, I'm jealous that you have a Perry, and I don't.

[@y__h]

Mermaids.and Merdudes

[@TactownGirl]

Yoppy Halilintar shouldn't it be like mermaids and merbutlers

[@gabbiestewart729]

this has to be one of my favorite John videos ever

[@221bbakerstreet9]

This has to be one of my all-time favorite Vlogbrothers videos!

[@GothaBillsAndDeath]

How did you miss Gravity Falls on Disney?

[@VRtechman]

Cause it's da bomb! And he's only talking shows that really suck!

[@sadiehenderson8005]

VRtechman Except Phiniess and Ferb

[@mayascarpa5734]

Was it even out on April 10, 2012?

[@sadiehenderson8005]

Maya Scarpa He mentioned it in the video...

[@mayascarpa5734]

Oh no, I was talking about Gravity Falls. Someone mentioned Gravity Falls but deleted the comment, I guess.

[@ctrjeg]

i look back at the shows i watched as a little kid and only say one thing...DEFUQ DID I WATCH?!

[@hastyscorpion1]

This is probably my favorite vlogbrothers video

[@derangedpinke]

Possibly my favorite vlogbrothers video ever, for some reason.

[@charismawizard]

I know right! For some reason seeing people like me reviewing children's television shows with a dose of reality just is so entertaining to me!

[@ibaram9674]

There is a TV show in Nick Jr. which is called Whodunit, apparently advertising poor splleing and grammar bad

[@RachelEggert]

YES PHINEAS AND FERB IS AMAZING

[@henryholden3112]

On the subject of the Octonauts, at first glance the octopus symbol on their little sailor caps reminded me of the Hydra insignia from all the Marvel movies. The "cult" observation was astute as well. DFTBA and keep up the good work.

[@ellessehargreaves7024]

I just love the vlog brothers- they make me so happy!

[@Joenovic]

Phineas and Ferb :D

[@kayleenepetaoakdownmcdonal2942]

The octopus is a Hydra symbol.

[@Hanmerhack]

+Cassandra W. “Literal Timelady” Frey I thought they were indoctrinating the kids into the cult of Cthulhu

[@darkhawk123]

I love your videos, and had no idea you wrote "The Fault in our Stars" until I saw you on Colbert. My mind was blown.

[@yayafrnndz36]

I'm 14, almost 15, and watch octonauts more than my younger 10 yr old brother should.

[@zanezweifel2463]

I'm a Gravity Falls guy.

[@jonathannerz1696]

PHINEAS AND FERB FOR THE WIN!!!!!

[@LokiDuck]

Glad to see you like Phineas and Ferb. I randomly found it one day and I've been a fan since XD It most just fondly reminds me of all the formulaic kids shows I used to watch as a kid, but is also really good.

[@nickcameron4107]

I love that you mention music right after the show that has music written by They Might Be Giants in it (and was the best part of the show from my perspective)

[@thewolfofthestars1847]

Ok but what about mAGGIE AND THE FEROCIOUS BEAST THAT SHOW WAS THE BEST WHEN I WAS LITTLE

[@MooCowKris]

When this video came out, I found it entertaining, but ultimately, had no real opinion about anything discussed. Now that I have a year and a half year old niece though, I have to say John, I disagree. I think Octonauts is one of the better children's TV shows out there. (mostly because the engineer on board is a girl) Mickey Mouse Club House is spawned from Satan though.

[@soulmaam622]

I don't think it was an opinion but more of an analysis, to be honest. However, I agree, Octonauts is the superior out of his options.

[@rainamorse4052]

There is an incredible show on Netflix called Sarah and Duck about a girl Sarah and, you guessed it, her friend Duck going on adventures together. It has a narrator to whom Sarah talks (instead of the audience) great lessons, and is wonderfully calm which makes it a winner for me!

[@familywilliams4058]

Oh goodness, hearing him talk about some of the shows my kids are watching is great. Though I like it when they watch bubble guppies, octonauts, the cat in the hat, and team umi-zumi.

[@angelived]

no the amazing world of gumball? :(

[@ImpakaWarrior]

thats not young children tv. also, that is a terrible stoner show in disguise. atleast regular show and adventure time arent all that bad.

[@angelived]

ImpakaWarrior that's your opinion. I like adventure time but think regular show is very dull but that's my opinion.

[@8BitBlue]

ImpakaWarrior Not really a terrible stoner show, it's more like animation porn, well it is animation porn, I guess tons of different animation styles might look like you're stoned.

[@willurscaringme]

How about just cartoon network in general? That whole place now has become one gigantic crackdream

[@TheDisarminghinkle]

Kacimbe I'm sorry, it sounded like to me that you just implied that Regular Show ISN'T a stoner show in disguise. The original concept for the show actually WAS about two regular guys working at a gas station who accidentally did some LSD and one of them thought he was a blue bird (Mordecai) and the other thought he was a gumball machine (Benson). The show is littered with thinly veiled alcohol references, and they always seem to have the munchies. Also, Adventure Time is spoofing D&D which was originally considered a game for stoners to play while high. Dorks with no lives didn't take over the game until much later. And, if you ask me, Adventure Time has definitely kept the original theme of D&D rather than the newer dorky theme.

[@tyroneonphone]

Holy shit I get to correct John Green. MY LIFE HAS BEEN MADE. It is octopi, John. Octopi.

[@stank3146]

It's octopuses or octopodes or octopi

[@roseawoo]

I understood that because "octopus" has a Greek root, the correct pluralisation would be "octopodes", which is more commonly anglicised to "octopuses." Nevertheless, I am not 100% certain...

[@Rabbitthateats]

Nope. It's a Greek word; so it is octopodes or octopuses.

[@juliettanzer4738]

Octopodes

[@sdfghjksdfgh673]

This cnversation is Amazing!

[@bizzadams]

THIS IS IT! THIS IS THE FIRST VLOGBROTHERS VIDEO I'VE EVER WATCHED!

[@theturniptress805]

I never expected that my repressed memories of Oso would be revived today . Also Oswald the Octopus ?It was great . Bit older though . not really played around 2012. It was great though . Penguins would dry spoons in the sun , octopi would cultivate giant bananas , and of course there was the polka dot dance.

[@steam-powered-cyborg]

When John expressed his opinion on Phineas and Ferb and showed his Perry plush, I gained a little more respect for him than I already have.

[@thehungergamesvids]

I just realized that this is the first video with john green I've ever watched and this was released on my Birthday

[@rm7771d]

Still my favorite vlogbrothers video ever

[@oldasyouromens]

You know what show really instilled fear into my heart? "Johnny and the Sprites". We need to air Bill Nye and Reading Rainbow reruns more often. And invent a math version so our scores are higher. And bring back 'House of Mouse' because that was quality entertainment.

[@graceclymer6673]

This was my first vlogbrothers video. Ah, such good times. I can actually say this whole thing line-for-line.

[@emilysumner8237]

This was my first vlogbrothers video, too!

[@oliviakaiser1617]

I heard him mentioning "The Charming Oswald" and I flipped out. I smacked my bed and then proceeded to howl and scream. This is my life. Getting excited over kids shows.

[@misslexilouwho]

I love that Hank watched Blue's Clues in college! I grew up watching it, and just turned in a midterm for my Child Development class that is all about Blue's Clues! Woo!

[@EricaRampelberg]

This was a great summary of Toddler television. It's also nice to see some of the same reactions I had to them. I admit being addicted to Backyardigans, though.

[@brookemuzzatti9710]

ALL OF THESE SHOWS ARE THE SAME THAT I WATCHED LIKE A DECADE AGO- can the hat, Backyardigans, Phineas and verb, special agent Oso, the wonder pets, Mickey Mouse clubhouse, Little Einsteins ( which was my favourite by the way )

[@brookemuzzatti9710]

and yo gaba gaba

[@brookemuzzatti9710]

dora and diago

[@Corland44]

I need an updated version of this from Hank.

[@pockiramen]

I used this stuff when in was talking to my Mom and she died. I love you, John. Stay awesome and I will see you on Tuesday!

[@beeveearr]

Having a crisis - I was watching a video on Phineas and Ferb, remembered John had made a video about it, and went to watch only to discover the video was NINE YEARS AGO which means Henry is around 12 and where did those 9 years disappear to because I seriously thought this video was maybe 3 years old at BEST

[@HP-dj3bv]

I have a little brother, and thus watched many children's shows that made me want to rip my hair out. Like "Super Why". I agree with the statement about "Phineas and Ferb", and I love the Perry the Platypus doll.

[@zeldabelle]

On CBeebies in the UK there is a programme called 'In The Night Garden' which includes such characters as Upsy Daisy who is a rag doll that can pull a string in her skirt to make it inflate subsequently flashing those around her, Igglepiggle a blue fleece animal thing with a horrifically misshapen head, Makka Pakka the unfortunately brown poo shaped creature who is obsessed with stones, the Tombliboos - strange spiky haired triplets who happen to live in a bush and of course not forgetting all of the characters main method of transportation the Ninkynonk, I don't even know! The funniest thing about this mental programme is the fact that it is shown at the end of the 'Bedtime Hour' just as you are putting your children to sleep but to be honest it strikes fear into my heart so not so much sweet dreams as horrific nightmares!

[@savetheocean123xyz]

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN THIS IS ALL OF MY DREAMS COMING TRUE RIGHT HERE

[@KSA-xl5zk]

I'm glad John shares my opinion about Phineas and Ferb.

[@KSA-xl5zk]

Also, I know most of these shows because I grew up with them. My sister, who is a little younger than me, watched those shows, and I watched them with her. I just got reminded of my general youngness. Never again.

[@emmylu1996]

I have 3 different categories for children's tv. The first is "Please never make me watch this" including shows such as Cailloiu. The next is "I would happily watch this with a child" with shows such as Sesame Street or Blue's Clues. The third category is "Children's shows I watch as an adult" with shows such as Arthur, Steven Universe, Miraculous Ladybug, or Hilda. the latter 3 I've only seen as an adult as they're new, but Arthur started a week before I was born and I have watched that show my whole life.

[@mayatoll1443]

the fact that they still make Oswald warms my heart

[@hpgirl25]

Finally someone feels my pain about these shows! My four year old nephew and 2.9 year old niece watch just about all of these, not to mention a few others, and I always find flaws and what not in them. I'm not the only one anymore!

[@mohammedjalloh7658]

"I don't know what yo-ga-ba-ga-ba is about, but I do know know that it plays more good music than MTV." BURNED.

[@ThisOneCassie]

No clue if your in that fandom but like every single snowflake is different just like you

[@mohammedjalloh7658]

nah i just think he's insult was funny